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PLUS: Aly reveals her favorite #SISwim photo from the steamy shoot!_ by [Gabrielle Olya / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Gabrielle Olya / People Contributor May 25, 2017 2:39 PM UTC by [Gabrielle Olya / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Gabrielle Olya / People Contributor May 25, 2017 2:39 PM UTC [Aly Raisman](http://people.com/tag/aly-raisman/) took to Twitter to respond to a [body shaming](http://people.com/tag/body-shaming/) incident that she experienced while going through airport security. Raisman says that a female at airport security asked her if she was a gymnast and said she recognized her because of her biceps, to which a man at the scene responded, “I don’t see any muscles,” while continuing to stare at her. The Olympian, 22, went on to say that the man was “very rude” and was “staring at me shaking his head like it couldn’t be me because I didn’t look ‘strong enough’ to him. Not cool. ” Not only did Raisman find the experience “rude and uncomfortable,” she says it’s indicative of a larger issue. “I work very hard to be healthy and fit,” she tweeted. “The fact that a man thinks he \[can\] judge my arms pisses me off. I am so sick of this judgmental generation. If you are a man who can’t compliment a girl’s \[arm muscles\] you are sexist. Get over yourself. Are you kidding me? It’s 2017\. When will this change? ” > [](https://twitter.com/Aly%5FRaisman/status/867445941644783618) > [](https://twitter.com/Aly%5FRaisman/status/867446725518209024) > [](https://twitter.com/Aly%5FRaisman/status/867447490068574208) > [](https://twitter.com/Aly%5FRaisman/status/867448499163590659) This isn’t the first time Raisman has talked about being judged for her physique. The athlete took to [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/BMmlZk8goNl/) last November to [open up about being teased](http://people.com/bodies/aly-raisman-thanks-the-boys-who-made-fun-of-her-muscles-for-teaching-her-body-positivity/) when she was younger by boys at school because of her “muscular arms that were considered weird and gross.” “Don’t ever let anyone tell you how you should or shouldn’t look,” she posted at the time. “There is no such thing as a perfect body type.” ## Transcript Olympian Aly Raiseman was at the party, who's steamy shots made us all do a double take. Jeremy chatted up the 22- year old gymnast who revealed her favorite photo from the shoot. Watch this. I'm embarrassed. This one's really my favorite. Are you distracted? Discouraging us from this section. Wait, this is your favorite one. I just love it. I texted MJ. I was like, my legs look so, I just feel like I'm a model. You are a model. My legs look so long. I was really proud of it, because I don't look 5'2 in there. It's really interesting to hear you, I mean, you're kind of squirmish about the really sexy ones. But look, you're a gymnast. I mean, you're someone who is Used to seeing your body and to being fit, and for it all to be sort of out there. But presenting it in this way, did it make you feel different about your body? I loved it. It was very weird cuz when I did the shoot I wasn't Nervous, because I felt so comfortable, and it's an incredible feeling to feel so confident and comfortable. And to know, I have insecurities just like everyone else, walking that is terrifying. Every second, I'm, you know you're nervous, but doing the shoot, it just was, I was like this is the day where I'm not gonna worry, I'm not gonna be insecure, I'm gonna have fun. And it was seriously one of the best days of my life. I loved it. I had so much fun. Okay. 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